How the BBC’s Learn Cornish podcast could help boost this minority language

Cornish is part of the Celtic family of languages, traditionally spoken in Cornwall in the south-west of Great Britain. From ...
The Conversation

For Gaelic to survive in Scotland, it’s not enough to learn it – more people need to use it in their daily lives

Launched to coincide with St Andrew’s Day this year on November 30, language app Duolingo’s Gaelic course attracted an impressive 103,000 active learners in its first two weeks – outstripping the ...
CNN

Scotland’s Gaelic language could die out in 10 years, says study

Gaelic-speaking communities in Scotland are in crisis and the language could die out within 10 years, according to a new study. A team of experts from the University of the Highlands and Islands and ...
Irish Central

Experience the Irish language revival firsthand in Ireland

Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...
Time

Ireland's Language Dilemma

Students in Dublin hold up an Irish language badge that they designed to encourage young people to speak Irish, the national languageAndy Rain / EPA After decades of exodus, the tide of Irish ...